Create a culture of kindness at your school with a whole-school friendship strategy that empowers your students with friendship skills
There’s lots of exciting things happening at URSTRONG! We love sharing our key milestones as we work towards our goal of bringing friendship skills to children from all corners of the world.
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“I Knew I Was Giving My Child Bad Advice, But I Didn’t Know What Else to Say!” This is one of the most common things that parents have said to…
We are excited to announce that our Founder, Dana Kerford, and our Director, Tyson Greenwood, have been selected to speak at the IPPA World Congress in Vancouver (July 20-23, 2023)! The…
A common question we receive from kids is: “What do I do if a friend makes fun of me?” If it’s a Friendship Fire®, we always encourage them to Talk-it-Out…
To bring about more peace in 2023, try following our 2 Day Rule at URSTRONG when supporting kids in their friendships. Here’s how it works: When a child comes to…
Brene Brown, shame and vulnerability researcher, defines #empathy (our wellbeing theme at URSTRONG this month) as “feeling with people”. Within friendship, teaching children how to carefully consider another person’s feelings helps them strengthen their…
We’re always working with our global network of schools to help them get the most out of their URSTRONG School membership. In the past year, we’ve modified our URSTRONG School…
Parent: “How was school today?” Kid: “Good.” Parent: “What did you do?” Kid: “Nothin.” How many parents have had this conversation with their kids? When it comes to challenging friendships,…
In order to create healthy friendships, we need children to first look inward and treat themselves like a best friend. This is called Self-Compassion, which has been extensively researched by…
WORDS BY JANET STONE MiNDFOOD Magazine (January 2023) Out with the old and in with the new! A new year is a good time to start afresh, but should this…
Healthy friendships are the building blocks of healthy communities! At URSTRONG, we look at social-emotional wellbeing through the lens of friendship. This month, we’re bringing all of our wellbeing themes…
November 2022: Over the past two years, URSTRONG has launched some very exciting large-scale partnerships that have allowed us to reach even more kids, parents, and teachers around the globe….
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